Brussels vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$2599
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	96	77
😀 Quality of life	89	85
🏙️ Population	189K	936K

The cost of living in Brussels is 4% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2147th and 1907th ($1869 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Belgium and Israel, respectively. Check Belgium vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 148th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Jerusalem

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	Brussels	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$10218

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499